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Sunday 9 August 2015PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Lowry wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, Ohio · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August 2015 · Shane Lowry’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,250,000 USD · Bridgestone
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 8 km/h NNE, gusts 21 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/18°C · wind 7 km/h NNW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Bubba Watson USA · 271closed with 66 and birdied the 17th to get within one, but two wedges bounced away from birdie chances on the 16th and 18th; Lowry saved par on 17 and birdied 18 to win by two Shane Lowry goes bogey-free in final round to win Bridgestone Invitational (ESPN/AP)
77 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Shane Lowry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2015
I drove to Starbucks for a coffee, you kind of let yourself go off into the -- you know, and just think about lifting that trophy on the 18th green.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2015
And I just said to Dermot, I'll try and hit sand wedge and just get it down to the front of the green. I pulled it a bit too low and went into the tree. The rest is history.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2015
I think they were joking in the locker room, I think it says on the app I averaged 378 this week driving distance, pretty good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Lowry | 70 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| 2 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | 67 · 71 · 63 · 72 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 273 | −7 |
| 5 | Robert Streb | 68 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | David Lingmerth | 70 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | Danny Lee | 65 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | Brooks Koepka | 69 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Jordan Spieth | 70 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 276 | −4 |
| T10 | Rickie Fowler | 67 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1987-04-02, Mullingar, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 2009; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 48 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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